Telephone attachment.



No. 862,242. PATENTED AUG. e, 1907.

T. BNDEAN. TELEPHONE ATTACHMENT,

APPLICATION FILED APB.16,1906.

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TELEPHONE- ATTAoiiMENT;

THEODORE ENDEAINY, or CLEVELAND; onto:

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 16, 1 9%.Serial No. 311,917.

Patented Aug; 6,1901? v To all 'whom it may concern:

Be, it fknown that I, THEODORE ENDisAN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of Cleve- 'litlldj, inthe county of Cuyahogaand State of Ohio,

5 have invented certain new and useful Improvements} 30 made.

' din Attachments ior Telephones, of which the following;

L is a specification.

= 1 1 lliy invcntion relates to improvements in attachnients io'r'telephones, and has for its object, the pro- ]0" vision ofastructureassembling the facilities for ready ,i'eference and the makingof inemomnda, in a compact,

. cheap and simple form, and one which may be brought inte position foruse, or actuated out of the way of the luseri"v I lVhile my invention isnot altogether limited to use in connection with telephones, itsprincipal adaptation would seem to be in association with suchinstruments.

,"rrne several features of my invention'are embodied in atclephone-indexor directory, and appliance for mak- 2Qwing memoranda set forth in theaccompanying drawings;-' which may be briefly referred to in apreliminary fwayas consisting of a card-index adapted for manipulatetion by one hand only of the telephone user, adjacent -:to.-whiclrisprovided a ledge or desk, over which is passed the outer end of a'rollof paper furnishing means ""for making mernorttnda. The directorypreferably is i 'in the fennel a removable or renewable card-index, and.-auton1atically closes when reference thereto is coneluded andmemoranda of the desired number has been Means are provided inconnection with 'the froll'olpap-er for placing suliicienttensionthereon to hold it properly in place, and permit of tearing offthe written mid-portion thereof. i Preferably the entire device ismounted on a detachable bracket, whercon the operative parts of theattachment may be swung into position for use, or moved out of the wayof the user of the telephone. The type shown is particularly adapted foruse upon the stainlards of desk telephones, although in no wisenecessarily '40 limited thereto. 7 v v Qldditionaldetails may readily'begathered by nlak ing reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings,whcreinr- 1 Y a Figure I is aprospcctive view of the entire devicemounted in position for use upon a tubular part or desk standard. Fig.II; is a sideview of the device; and Fig. IIT. a bottom viewthoreof uponan enlarged scale;

both beingshownremoved from thcsupportingbracket. v V M v A support ffortli'e cards 9, of'a card-index,"forming the I telephone directory."At therearof saidsuppbrt is.'

' Figs. lv and V. respectively are plain and side views (the latterbeingshown partially broken away) illustrating the supporting bracket auditspivotally mount provided a Teal-spring f attached ed Fig. V1. is asection of the attachment taken at the edge of-the paper andpapcr-roll,with cardfl f index and its automatic closure-part removed; Fig.-

'VII. is a face view of the same, cquippodwith a sta tionary sid ebracket;- and, Fig. VIII. is aside vievnpar tially broken awayillustratinga modification of improved attachment, adapted automaticallytoiold into smaller space. I Referring to Fig. 1., the upright tubularmember may be considered as the standard of a telephonedesb set, orother part, to which it isdesired to aifix my.at-.j- .tachment. This isvery simply accomplished by means of a stamped-metal bracket. b,whichelnbraees thestandard, and is held, securelythereon'bynieans of thetransverse bolt 1). An angular arm I: ispivoted within the bracket, and,under tension oflspring c normally is retained at the rearward portionof theinvclined edge I) of "said bracket, wherethe attachment supportedby the bracket, will be well out of the way of the user of thetelephone. At the forward extremity of said inclined edge, is providedai s lot,or recess.Ib

wherein thearm is adapted to beretainedsecurely when the-attachment isactuated forwardly into its osition of use. v i .d}

The telephone attachment proper is carridirbm the upper end of the arm 0by means of the screws; e which engage the slotted depending portiond ofthe I desk. or. ledge d. Dished side'p'ortions d? are down,

wardly bent and form engaging ears fortheroll of per,wl1ieh is, disposcdupon the transverse rod 161 The papeiy which is tightly rolled upon thisred niay. readily be slipped into place by depressing the ex: tremity ofspring d and slipping'the ends the .od

into the openings the sid'e pbrtions d wliiclrinay 35 t be slightlysprung, and one of which is slottedjtofa cilitate the insertion of thepaper roll, as best sliownlin 1 Fig. II. When the paper is"exhausted,another roll; may be inserted as above described,, after removing therod 1 simply by slipping 'it'endwise fromitsipo sition'of supportsufficiently to release itfrom the'ears d The leaf spring 11* bearsuponthe outer face of the paper roll," and retains any tension placedthereon", said paper passing from the top of the roll and'beneath thecard index over the top or'surface of the ledge 21,95

shown in Fig. I while'the extremity of the'paper e is,

passed beneath a 'lipd against which theoth er'end of A v said springeholds it securely in place upon tl le ledge or desk The outer edge ofthe lip or transverse strip d lserves as a straight-edge for tearingiiff the oi tion' of the paper bearing thewritten inemqr andai"Extending backward atan angle fronf the desk, is a serves under-thetension of spring h, normally to retain thecard index closed, in theposition shown in Fig. I..

When it is desired to remove the card index or any of the cards thereof,the spring f is merely pressed actuating-the supporting parts or wireloops into the position shown in Fig. V I., whereupon'the card index maybe removed, added-to, or the arrangement of the cards changed,'asrequired. v v

' 1 In Fig. VIII. the construction shown is one adapted for use where a'relatively long list is ,to be written, as required for grocers ordersand the like; but in order to make the device sufiiciently'co npact, Ipreferably employ a heavy spring V, which acts upon the desk or ledgepivotallymounted upon rod h normally to rotate it into the plane of thecard index, as shown bythe full lines of said figure of the drawing.Similarly, the" support oisaid card index is acted upon by the spring,soldered thereto at 'i, normally to retain it in its I upright position,but the same may be depressed to its 7 dotted line positipn for theremoval of the cards from the stationary wire loops. I have shown thesection of this device in full lines to indicate the usual relationreleasedl' These i'eati'ires, hqwever,-.are not intended for use uponthemore cfom'rho'nl'f employed type of telephone attachment. a

' 80 In order to hold the paperlinplace'upon the ledge,

an additional means, found inthe oiiter extensions of theleaf-spring dbears upon the .underlside of the straight edgeatw, Fig. II andpreyi'gntslthe buckling of the paper, while the engagement hi thedownwardly extending lugs or ears with the ends of the paper roll andthe inner end oi'the leaf-spring with its outer sur- -face, serve toprevent the paper from unrolling, except as the same is withdrawn bytheuser. This results from the fact that the paper is held beneath theledge in two places by the spring, andin consequence it cannot buckle orslide about when written upon. By this arrangement, the singlespringd, amaybe made to serve for retaining the paper in position upon the.

ledge or desk under proper tension. In the drawings,

. 4 5 the paper is shown slightly elevated therefrom,-merely, for thephrpose of illustration, but my improved con- .When the device is notrequired, it maybe swung around to fthe back of the instrument, asindicated by the dotted line position of the pivoted arm, Fig. IV, whereit is entirely out of the way. I

' In Figs. VII, and VIII., I have shown merely a plain bracket fortherigi'd attachment of my improved device on a telephone wall set,table, desk or other de y sired position for use. lt -is obvious that myifinprovements'are not limited to all oi the details set forth inexplaining the embodi- .mntof my invention, and I claim accordingly, and

, desire to securebyLetters Patent, .the following 1cm a'devlce oftitheclass described, the combination "with a sheet metal frame shaped toprovide a ledge or desk and an upwardly etxendlng support for a cardindex, of a card index mounted thereon,- 'a roll of paper disposedbeheath the card index with its outer end passing over the ledge ordesk, and meansfor retaining said paper in position thereon, wherebyniemoranda from said card index may be readily transcribed upon thepaper and torn from the continuous roll, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the combinationranda from saidcard index may be readily transcribed upon the paper and torn from thecontinuous roll, substantially as set forth. y

3. In an attachment for telephones, the combination with a supportingbracket, of ,u pivoted arm carried thereby and mounting the attachmentto swing in approximately a given plane into and out of its positionsfor use, and the attachment mounted at the end of said arm; said bracketbeing provided with a. slot for retaining the attachment in its positionof use, and with means for alternatively holding it out of the way ofthe user, substantially as setforth.

4. In an attachment for :telephones, ,the combination with a brackethaving an inclined surface or edge and adapted to be clamped upon anupright or standard, of a pivoted arm provided in said bracket andmovable along said inclined edge thereof which terminates-in aslot ordeprcssion a spring" acting upon the arm to retain it at the rearwardportion of the inclined edge, and an attachment secured to the arm andadapted to be swung into andout I of position for use, substantially asset forth.

5. In an attachment of the class described, thecombinwtion with a deskor ledge, of a roll of paper associated therewith and having its freeend extending over the said (lesk,.means for holding the paper thereonand for tearing off the written portion thereof, and a spring undertension normally actuating said desk into its folded position and out ofthe way of the usonsubstantially as set forth. 7

' 6. Inan attachment for telephones, the combination with a support fora card index and a, card index m'ountcd therein, of a desk or ledge, 21roll of paper associated therewith and having its free end extendingover the said desk, means for holding the paper thereon and for tearingoft the written portion thereof, and a spring under tension norwith asheet mctal dcsk ior ledge and its supporting 7. In' a device otfcheclass described, the combination.

bracket, of a roll of paper pbsitioned beneath said desk or I ledge andhaving its free end ext'e'ndlng over the same, in-1 tegral cars bearingupon'the ends of the papcr-andservlng to i'otatably support the same, aspring engaging the surface of the roll of paper and 'a closely engagingstraight edge bearing upon the paper at the lower portion of said deskor ledge and serving to hold the same in place and permit the tearingoil? of used portions of said roll of paper, substantially as set forth.

8. In a tclcphonenttachment, the combination with a card index servingas a telephone directory, :1 sheet metal structure affording asupporttherefor and amadjncent lmlgc or desk, a closure-part for the card indexnormally retaining the same out of the way pf the user, a paper rolldisposed bencuth the ledge or desk'wlth its free end extending over theupper surface, means for holding the paper inplacc upon said desk, and astraight-edge for touring the used portion therefrom, whereby thedesired informatlon may be transcribed from the curd-index, and removedwhen the call has been made, substantially as set forth.

9. In a telephone attachment, the combination with a suitable support,of a card-index disposed therein, and normully retained for readyreference, a closure-part outwardly engaging said'card-index, a springunder tension associated with said closure-part and adapted normally tomaintalngthc curd-index closed, an adjacent sheet mct. desk or ledgehaving the free end of a paper roll extcndi over the same, a paper roll,integral ears bearing upon the ends thereof, and serving rotatably tosupport said roll, a spring engaging the surface of the paper roll and aclosely engaging straight-edge bearing upon the extremity of the paperat the lower portion of said desk or ledge, and servlng'to hold the samein place while permitting used portions of the paper to be torn otf,substantially as set forth.

10. In a telephone attachment, the combination with an integralsheet-metal stamping forming a ledge or desk, supporting lugs, and astraight-edge, of a paper roll rotatably mount d/between said lugs withits free end extending

